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What is "take the fifth"

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take the fifth

vb. (context idiomatic English) To decline to comment, especially on grounds that it might be incriminating.

WordNet
take the Fifth

v. refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself [syn: take the Fifth Amendment]

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Take the fifth

Take the fifth may refer to:

  • Invoking the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which says that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself"
  • "Take the Fifth", a song by Spoon from their 2001 album Girls Can Tell

Usage examples of "take the fifth".

General, you may take the Fifth into Hatawa and Farlax to search for Nylykerka's phantoms.

You'll take the Fifth, like everyone else, except our friend Billy Thorne.